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CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion

2023-09-01

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2023-09-01

While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion. Original Article: "CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion"

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Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance

2023-09-01

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2023-09-01

Peter Lewin joins Bob to discuss his work with Nicolás Cachanosky on uniting Austrian capital theory with mainstream finance. Peter's New Book on Capital and Finance: Mises.org/LewinBook Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance Video of Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance Join us in Nashville on September 23rd for a no-holds-barred discussion against the regime. Use Code "HA23" for $45 off...

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Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint

2023-09-01

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2023-09-01

This book offers an account of Hegel that will surprise many readers—at least it surprised me. The political philosopher Leo Strauss often criticized “historicism,” the view that human beings do not have a fixed nature or essence. Instead, as José Ortega y Gasset put it, “Man, in a word, has no nature; what he has is—history.” G.W.F. Hegel was one of the foremost historicists, so you might expect Strauss to attack him. But, although he does suggest...

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The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns

2023-09-01

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2023-09-01

The covid restriction machinery is being ramped up in time for fall, despite the fact that covid poses little danger. Original Article: "The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns"

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How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria

2023-09-01

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2023-09-01

It is no coincidence that Nigeria, with a population of over two hundred million, became the first serious global testing ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) implementation. Not only is it the wealthiest country on the continent where the globalists are making plans, but Nigeria also possesses significant hydrocarbon and metals reserves and talented citizens. For these reasons, it can serve as a relatively good example for the rest of...

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Beating Woke Capital on the Market

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

Matthew Mohlman joins Good Money with Tho Bishop to discuss his work with Monument Ventures. Matthew and Tho discuss the need to build better alternatives to woke financial institutions, and the limit of political solutions to address the problem. Join Bob Murphy, Patrick Newman, Jonathan Newman, and Murray Sabrin in November for a Mises Circle in Ft. Meyers, FL on The White House, the Fed, and the Economy. Use promo code Tampa23 for $10 off...

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What the Left and Right Get Wrong On China

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the Chinese economy. While some of the left see China as a model for governing, those on the right often assume their rise relative to the US is inevitable. Ryan and Tho look at the recent challenges to the Chinese economy.  Recommended Reading "The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" by Antonio Graceffo: Mises.org/RR_149_A...

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How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

For the past fifty years, the US has not had a military draft. Unfortunately, the end of conscription did not mean US military interventions abroad ended. Original Article: "How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago"

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What the Central Bank Cartel has Planned for You

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

The Austrian(TA): What is the global currency plot, and who benefits most from the success of this effort? Thorsten Polleit (TP): The global currency plot denotes a rather inconvenient truth: the existence of states (as we know them today) sets into motion a dynamic process toward creating a single world fiat money controlled by a world central bank, and most likely a central world government. The beneficiaries will be the very few—the “elite”—in...

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Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

It’s the deposits. Bankers never used to worry about the money customers left in their banks. When deposited, the money was lent out while depositors could come and get their money anytime if it was a demand deposit. Thus, the depositor and the borrower had the use of the same money at the same time. Murray Rothbard called it fraud. Now it’s 2023 and Scott Hildenbrand, the chief balance sheet strategist at Piper Sandler, tells Joe Weisenthal and...

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Economic Calculation Is Nonbinary

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

Economic calculation is not an either-or proposition. Even in so-called market economies like that of the USA, there is plenty of government intervention that distorts market processes. Original Article: "Economic Calculation Is Nonbinary"

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Does Technical Knowledge Always Lead to Economic Growth?

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

Many economists believe that technical knowledge is the key to economic growth. If this is the case, why do third world economies continue to experience poverty, since these economies can access the same technical knowledge as the developed world? Therefore, technical knowledge being the key to economic growth is not the case as economic growth depends upon the pool of consumer goods. Pooling Consumption Goods To maintain life and well-being, man...

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Javier Milei Is Not a Problem for Argentina. Socialism Is.

2023-08-31

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2023-08-31

Argentina’s problem is not Milei. The Central Bank of Argentina does not have to devalue the peso due to the victory of Javier Milei in the primaries. The Central Bank of Argentina and the Peronist government have been devaluing the peso and sinking the currency for years. It must devalue because the central bank has run out of reserves. Argentina is not facing an “anti-system” or “far-right” threat. They already have a far-left and anti-system...

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Ranking the GOP Debaters on Foreign Policy

2023-08-30

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2023-08-30

Ryan and Zachary rank the GOP candidates at the debate. They range from "least terrible" (Ramaswamy) to "utterly awful" (Haley and Pence).  Be sure to follow War, Economy, and State at Mises.org/WES.

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What Is the Right Inflation Target for Central Banks?

2023-08-30

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2023-08-30

The "2 percent" inflation target is purely arbitrary, and mainstream economists can't agree on the "right" level. It's all folly, and Austrian economics explains why.  Original Article: "What Is the Right Inflation Target for Central Banks?"

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Mises University 2024

2023-08-30

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2023-08-30

Mises University is open only to scholarship students and invited donors. If you have any questions, please contact Felicia Jones ([email protected]).  Austrian Economics Rooted in the tradition of Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises, as well as Murray Rothbard and F.A. Hayek, the Austrian school offers a rigorous and logical approach to economics that gives free markets their due and takes full account of the reality of human choice. More than a...

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“Debanking”: The Latest Assault on Freedom of Speech

2023-08-30

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2023-08-30

Threats to freedom of speech and efforts to suppress dissenting views and voices have been on the rise over the past decades. They were exponentially intensified since the ascent of social media, and as the political polarization in the West truly took hold of our societies, the powers that be have been using any and all tools at their disposal to “defend” the interests of the establishment against those who might try to publicly question its...

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Flying into Foolishness: The DOJ “Saves” Consumers from Low-Cost Airlines

2023-08-30

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2023-08-30

The DOJ claims that it has "protected" consumers by standing in the way of a partnership between JetBlue and American Airlines. The only thing the DOJ protected was higher-cost flying. Original Article: "Flying into Foolishness: The DOJ "Saves" Consumers from Low-Cost Airlines"

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The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns

2023-08-30

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2023-08-30

Covid restrictions are back. Almost a year after President Joe Biden said “the pandemic is over,” several hospitals, businesses, and universities have reinstated mask mandates and social distancing requirements. Meanwhile, nearly sixty universities have announced that students must take a covid vaccine to attend for the fall 2023 semester. Although these restrictions are still limited to only a handful of organizations, their implementation...

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Real Progress versus the Progressives

2023-08-29

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2023-08-29

Progressives have distinguished themselves in the past half century by being against progress. That trend is unlikely to change. Original Article: "Real Progress versus the Progressives"

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